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it will probably have to ask congress for a bailout for its flood insurance program after hurricane sandy. the national flood insurance program has been broken since inception because it fails to require home owners in low lying areas premiums adequate to cover the cost and as a result encourages more home building in areas like this. federal taxpayers everywhere else have to foot the bill and they're 18 billion in the hole and 12 million thanks to health care sandy and this is one of those other disasters everyone saw coming and congress has nonetheless failed to credibly address. >> matt. >> a hit to the french this week, for recognizing that syrian opposition, fighting a long, drawnout war against president assad has been joined by the turks and the gulf states as well which may open up a way to try and arm them and give more support and hopefully the u.s. will soon follow. >> paul: steve? >> the people in miami are hopping mad this week. we just spent 500 million dollars on a new baseball stadium for the miami marlins. they feel double crossed. this week the owner of the team sold off
it will probably have to ask congress for a bailout for its flood insurance program after hurricane sandy. the national flood insurance program has been broken since inception because it fails to require home owners in low lying areas premiums adequate to cover the cost and as a result encourages more home building in areas like this. federal taxpayers everywhere else have to foot the bill and they're 18 billion in the hole and 12 million thanks to health care sandy and this is one of those...
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they arrived before superstorm sandy hit, ready to do whatever was needed. and they are needed. anna i could man is live from -- new york this is therapy for the veterans as well? >> reporter: it is they are headed to a debriefing now to share some of their stories. many of these veterans are reporting not experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and not having to take normal medications, many veterans from the wars in iraq andafter 5 are giving their fist -- and afghanistan are giving their support to the victims of sandy. >> they have this idea the sense of service that drew them to the military in the first place. when they see disaster strike their backyard it is important for them and they find it important to rise up and meet that challenge. >> reporter: they are focusing in the rockaway section of queens today, giving blood, sweat and tears, removing debris, muck, sand and mold from flooded homes residents are calling them a godsend. >> they give by serving the country and then they come to give to me individually, they keep me safe. now they are trying to
they arrived before superstorm sandy hit, ready to do whatever was needed. and they are needed. anna i could man is live from -- new york this is therapy for the veterans as well? >> reporter: it is they are headed to a debriefing now to share some of their stories. many of these veterans are reporting not experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and not having to take normal medications, many veterans from the wars in iraq andafter 5 are giving their fist -- and...
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might be the blankets that have you seen used over sandy. you could give that in honor of someone on your shopping list. it really makes people feel good. i just encourage people to sign up to volunteer with the red cross. we are a volunteer agency. 90% of the people that you see at sandy are volunteers. if you get trained during the year, god forbid, when disaster strikes, you can be on the seen scene, helping others. >> shannon: we all have something to give, whether it's time, blood, money, or car, there are ways for all of us to get involved. we thank you. we know that it never lets up. we would encourage folks to check your web site and check out i. redcross.org. and thamps to fox viewers, that is allowing us to turn compassion into action and get the relief there. >> shannon: thank you for coming in. and thank you to our viewers. we give you credit for helping. the red cross is one of many groups will we will showcase. what are your favorite charities and why. how are they helping folks? send us a quick tweet. we'll read those later in
might be the blankets that have you seen used over sandy. you could give that in honor of someone on your shopping list. it really makes people feel good. i just encourage people to sign up to volunteer with the red cross. we are a volunteer agency. 90% of the people that you see at sandy are volunteers. if you get trained during the year, god forbid, when disaster strikes, you can be on the seen scene, helping others. >> shannon: we all have something to give, whether it's time, blood,...
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advance of sandy coming. our rick reichmuth our meteorologist here, it was well down past of florida and cuba and saying it's heading for us, you're seeing the super charged areas around the world and you were able though to monitor it, using incredible technology and think back in history what we had with the galveston hurricane that devastated the port of galveston in early 1900 and relying on telegrams from cuba and dispatches. that's all we had to work with. >> yeah, you know, and he saw that storm coming as well and saw what was happening in the atmosphere as it was approaching galveston and one of the things that i remember back with andrew connelling into florida and we just had the doppler radar system put in place, and i could remember that morning seeing the winds on that radar going, oh, no, homestead is going to be devastated because of wind were just so incredible and that was really the first time we saw it using the doppler radar system. >> clayton: when you saw it was headed for new jersey, wh
advance of sandy coming. our rick reichmuth our meteorologist here, it was well down past of florida and cuba and saying it's heading for us, you're seeing the super charged areas around the world and you were able though to monitor it, using incredible technology and think back in history what we had with the galveston hurricane that devastated the port of galveston in early 1900 and relying on telegrams from cuba and dispatches. that's all we had to work with. >> yeah, you know, and he...
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. >>> sandy's impact has crews clearing out damaged areas, the city of new york plans to demolish dozens of home badly damaged by the superstorm. crews will bulldoze 200 homes on staten island on queens and brooklyn. crews already expected to clear out homes that were burned or washed away. 500 homes and businesses need to be inspected. those could also be torn down. >>> this morning, investigators are still trying to figure out why a woman drove into a convenience store in prince on georges county. the woman crashed into the front window at a 7-eleven yesterday afternoon. the storm badly damaged. nobody inside was hurt. the owner says it will take a while to clean it up. >> it was an accident. you know, i cannot be upset this happened. never know what is going to happ happen. >> the owner says the store is open for business while they make repairs. the woman in the car was not seriously injured. >>> arlington county made the first steps for approving a new homeless shelter. the board unanimously voted on buying a $27 million on north 14th street. it will include office space and a year-
. >>> sandy's impact has crews clearing out damaged areas, the city of new york plans to demolish dozens of home badly damaged by the superstorm. crews will bulldoze 200 homes on staten island on queens and brooklyn. crews already expected to clear out homes that were burned or washed away. 500 homes and businesses need to be inspected. those could also be torn down. >>> this morning, investigators are still trying to figure out why a woman drove into a convenience store in...
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. >>> a fishing pier that was rafb ajd by hurricane sandy will be rebuilt in time for next summer. a section of the pier disappeared into the ocean. the mayor has said that the pier is of tremendous importance to the residents and visitors. the mayor has already committed to rebuilding it. >>> if you plan on restoring the city, there's a new app you should know about. there's a technology app that will make it easier to find a spot. all you need is a smart phone. >> we've all been through it. finding a parking spot is going to be a real hassle. it starts with censors like this one buried in parking spaces around elegant city fp sensors send out a signal telling whether the parking space is occupied or not. >> for motorists driving around looking for parking spaces, they no longer have to drive around and around looking for spaces. this application win points the spots and guides them to the application. >> we want to make it easier for people to find parking spaces. >> the mayor held a press conference introducing the parking technology that works with the smart phone to help you l
. >>> a fishing pier that was rafb ajd by hurricane sandy will be rebuilt in time for next summer. a section of the pier disappeared into the ocean. the mayor has said that the pier is of tremendous importance to the residents and visitors. the mayor has already committed to rebuilding it. >>> if you plan on restoring the city, there's a new app you should know about. there's a technology app that will make it easier to find a spot. all you need is a smart phone. >>...